Thomas Winton Boggs is a former professional baseball

Professional baseball

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 pitcher

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. Boggs pitched in all or part of nine seasons in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 between 1976 and 1985.

Boggs was the 2nd overall pick in the 1974 Major League Baseball Draft

1974 Major League Baseball draft

-First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1974 Major League Baseball draft.* Did not sign- Background :With the number one pick of the June regular phase, San Diego tabbed infielder Bill Almon from Brown University, one of six shortstops selected in round one...

, drafted out of Lanier High School

Lanier High School (Austin, Texas)

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 in Austin, Texas

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 by the Texas Rangers

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. He started his major league career with the Rangers, and ended it with them as well. In between, he pitched six seasons for the Atlanta Braves

Atlanta Braves

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.

On May 1, 1978, in a game versus the New York Mets, Braves manager Bobby Cox

Bobby Cox

Robert Joseph "Bobby" Cox is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and manager. He first led the Atlanta Braves from 1978 to 1981, and then managed the Toronto Blue Jays from 1982 to 1985. He later rejoined the Braves in 1985 as a general manager...

 was ejected from a game for the first time in his career. Cox would go on to set the record for most ejections by a manager. Tommy Boggs was the pitcher on the mound at the time of the first ejection.

Tommy Boggs was formally introduced as the Concordia University Texas Tornados head baseball coach on May 14, 2009.

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